Compare 1577 edition: 1 The wardens of the cinque ports, Fabian. The war|dens of the fiue ports re|conciled to the king. Matth. West. which (during the time of the barons warre) had doone manie robe|ries on the sea, as well against the Englishmen as other, were at length reconciled to the king, who was faine to agrée with them vpon such conditions as they thought good, bicause at that time (as the cõmon fame went) they had the dominion of the sea in their owne hands. But in some writers we find it thus re|corded, that when certeine prisoners which were kept by the barons of the cinque ports in the castell of Douer, heard how all things prospered on the kings side, they got possession of a tower within the same castell, and tooke vpon them to defend it against their keepers; whereof when aduertisement was giuen to the king and to his sonne the lord Edward, they ha|sted forth to come & succour their freends. The kéepers of the castell,Douer castell deliuered to the king. perceiuing themselues beset with their enimies, sent to the king for peace, who granting them pardon of life and limme, with horsse, armour and other such necessaries, the castell was yeelded vn|to his hands. From thence, prince Edward depar|ting, visited the sea coasts, punishing diuerse of the in|habitants within the precinct of the cinque ports, and putting them in feare, receiued diuerse to the king EEBO page image 272 his fathers peace. The inhabitants of Winchelsie onelie made countenance to resist him, but prince Edward with valiant assaults entred the towne,Winchelsie won by force. in which entrie much guiltie bloud was spilt, but yet the multitude by commandement of prince Edward was spared. And thus hauing woone the towne, he commanded that from thencefoorth they should ab|steine from piracies, which they had before time greatlie vsed. Thus were the seas made quiet, and those of the cinque ports brought to the kings peace, and throughlie reconciled.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Matth. westm. The Ile of Oxholme.In this meane while diuerse of the disherited gentlemen, sore repining at the sentence and order giuen against them, had taken the Ile of Oxholme in Lincolneshire, whither a great number of euill doo|ers immediatlie resorted, and began to doo mischéefe in all the countries next adioining. They tooke and sacked the citie of Lincolne, Abington. Lincolne taken. N. Triuet. spoiled the Iewes, and slue manie of them, entred their synagog, and burnt the booke of their law. At length prince Edward, or (as other saie) his brother earle Edmund, was sent against them, who compelled them by force to come to the kings peace, which to obserue, they receiued an oth shortlie after at London, but neuerthelesse were as soone readie to breake and renounce the same, and began a new broile in sundrie parts of the realme. Diuerse of them fortified the castell of Killingworth,Killingworth castell forti|fied against the king. prouiding themselues of all things necessarie for de|fense out of the countries adioining. The king ad|uertised hereof, sent vnto them a purseuant, com|manding them to cease frõ such rebellious attempts, but the messenger had one of his hands cut off,The kings purseuant had his hand cut off. and so with a contemptuous answer was sent back againe.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Prince Edward in passing through the forrest of Aulton, got sight of sir Adam Gurdon one of the dis|herited men,Adam Gur|don. with whome he coped and tooke him prisoner with his owne hand, yet sauing him, and par|doning the offense of rebellion, Matth. Westm. in respect of the vali|ancie which he tried by proofe to rest in him: but his soldiers and complices being there taken, he caused to be hanged vpon trées within the same forrest. Ro|bert earle Ferrers contrarie to his oth of late recei|ued, accompanied with the lord d'Euille and others, did much hurt by way of open war against the kings freends in the north parts. Against whom the lord Henrie, sonne to the king of Almaine was sent with a great power: the which comming to Chesterfield fell vpon his enimies in such wise on the sudden,The battell of Chesterfield. that they had not time to arme themselues, and so were distressed and ouercome.